Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07

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On his homeward journey Hon. j.
G.. Blaine appeared in public at both
Albany, N. Y, and Boston, Mass, On the
27th
On the 9th, the New York State.
Senate passed the high license bill framed
to meet the objections of Gov. Hill to a
former bill
The New York state canals will open
officially on Saturday, May Z, except the
April 80, was Arbor day in Boston,
and Gov. Ames and Mayor O'Brien planted
white pine trees in Boston common
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
The following throws some light
upon a prominent feature of the Inter
State commerce law: Washington, April
1910 Sisters of ST. Jose oh, st. Louis, Mo:
Yours of the 18th, inst, requesting that the
railroad companies be authorized to give
you free transportation as they have leen
accustomed to do, has been received and
considered, and the commission regrets
that 1t can make no order upon them for
your benefit. The railroad company must
determine for themselves what shall be
their policy in the granting of favors to
persons engaged in religious works. The
statute in plain terms allows the giving of
reduced rates to ministers Of religion and
IT they are given on some general and i'm
partial rule, no question OF its legality
could arise, and no railroad company could
have occasion to fear penalties. Very re-
spectfully yours, 7. NJ Cooley, chairman
Interstate commission. #7s
James II. Mari, chief clerk Of the
first assistant Postmaster General, the old
est clerk in point of service in the govern
ment employ, is reported dying. He en-
tered the service under Andrew Jackson
and has seen tWenty-six postmasters gen
ralinducted into Office, he himself ad1nin-
istering the oath to all the latter ones ex-
cept Postmaster General Villas, and his
failure to be called on on that occasion-a
mere inadvertence-was taken by him
greatly to heart. On the fifUieth anniver.
sary OF his appointment in 1881, he was pre-
sented q service of silver and congress ad-
ded $500 a year to his salary, with the con-
dition that this extra amount should be
paid SO long as the present incumb bent filed
the Office OF chief clerk.
President .Garfeld's widow will at
tend the ceremonies when her husband
statute is unveiled at Washington on the
18th inst. Mrs. Garfield will be the fifth
lady of the White House who has visited
Washington since the lst of February. the
others being Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Tyler, Mi S
Rose Cleveland and Mrs. Cambridge, Pres
ident Tay lor's daughter, who, as Mrs Bliss
presided for her father during his life in the
executive MANSION.
In 1873 Guilford Miller settled upon
certain supposed Government lands in
Washington territory, which are now
claimed by The Northern Pacific r. r. The
case has been brought to the notice of Pres
ldent Cleveland, and in a1etter to the Sec
rotary of the Interior he proposes full pro
lection to the settler and allowing the rail
road take other lands within the limits
OF the Indemnity reservation, leaving
Miller undisturbed.
Commissioner Colman, of the agri-
cultural department. has telegram from
the department inspector, notify ing him
that pleuro-pneumonia prevails among
cattle at 5Goldbridge, N, =, and that for
some time diseased cattle have been
shipped from that locality to New York.
The commissioner has directed thorough
investig and has warned the owners Of
cattle there not to ship any cattle until
further notice.
John D. Buckley and Charles S.
Davis, of Wisconsin, Horace E. Warner,
Iowa, and Benjamin Fl. Gaines, Of Ohio, ap-
pointed to $500 clerkships in the Interior de-
partment under civil service rules MIR.
Gaines was long time private secretary
and stenographer to Speaker Keifer.
The postmaster at Sioux Falls, Oak,
has applied for the establishment of a free
delivery service and the Postmaster Gener-
al has ordered an Inspector to go there and
ascertain if the town is entitled to the SER
vice.
During the month OF April ], 399
pension certificates were issued-the largest
number in any one month in the history Of
the bureau.
The coinage Of the mint during the
month of April, aggregated 5,o43, sos, OF
which s8,G00,0G0 was in standard silver
dollars.
TILE OLD WORLD.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife attended the
American exhibition at London on the 2eth,
and alta lunch given by the managers, Mr.
Gladstone said The. institutions and
progress of the United States have always
been subjects of great interest to me ever
since Ibecame aware of the ma gnitude Of
( the destiny reserved for Americans, end of
the fact that the period of the birth Of the
American state was OF more interest than
any other possible to study. Whenever a
youth DESTROYS Of studying political life
consults me respecting a course of study,
always refer lin to the early history Of
America. God made Englishmen and
Americans kinsmen and they ought to
have affection for one another il they
had not. humanity would cry shame upon
them. Irejoice that the clouds which once
sohscured our mutual vision have almost
vanished from our political sky.